What color is #65A896?

#65A896 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65A896?

The RGB value is 101, 168, 150: 101 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65A896?

The complementary color is #A86577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65A896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65A896 color

#65A896 rgb(101, 168, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #65A896 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 65.9% green and 58.8% blue (101, 168, 150).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#65A896 color codes

HEX	`#65A896`
RGB	`rgb(101, 168, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 65.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.14, -25.61, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.14, 25.74, 174.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.872, 32.972, 33.902)`
Decimal	`6662294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65A896, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #65A896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65A896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #65A896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65a896; }
.text { color: #65a896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65a896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 168 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65a896, #6599a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #65A896?: #65A896 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65A896?: The RGB value is 101, 168, 150: 101 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65A896?: The complementary color is #A86577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65A896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.